Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in ⁠to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a defiant speech marking Independence Day celebrations.

New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.

Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has announced it will not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" amid divisions surrounding the war in Gaza.

The US threatened Iran with what it called "the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled" as ⁠it prepared to roll out economic sanctions that target Iran's trade partners.

The level of increase in monthly rents slowed in the second quarter of the year, according to a new report from property website Daft.